英语四级听力原文Word格式文档下载.docx
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Inastatement,Googlesaid:
"
Weclearlybearsomeresponsibility,becauseifourcarhadn'
tmoved,therewouldn'
thavebeenacrash."
Thatsaid,ourtestdriverbelievedthebuswasgoingtosloworstoptoallowustomergeintothetraffic,andthattherewouldbesufficientspacetodothat."
Thecompany'
sself-drivingcarshavedonewelloveramillionmilesacrossvariousstatesintheUS,anduntilnowhaveonlyreportedminoraccidents.
Q1:
AccordingtoGoogle,whatwasthecauseoftheaccident?
Q2:
HowhaveGoogle’sself-drivingcarsperformedsofar?
【NewsReport2】
Thousandsofbeesleftatownafterlandingonthebackofacarwhentheirqueengotstuckinitsboot.TomMoseswhoworksatanearbynationalpark,noticeda“brownpatch”onthebackofthecaraftertheownerparkedittodosomeshopping.Whenhelookedcloserherealizeditwasahugegroupofbees.
Mosessaid:
“Ihaveneverseenthatmanybeesinonespot.Itwasveryunusual.Theywereveryclosetogetherandtherewasalotofnoiseandmovements,itwasinterestingtoseesuchastrangesight.ButtherewerealotofpeoplearoundandIwasabitworriedaboutthebeesandthepeoplestoppingtolook.Ithoughtthatsomeonemightdosomethingstupid.
Mosescalledtwolocalbeesspecialistswhohelpedremovedthebeesbyattractingthemintoabox.
Mosesspentthreehourslookingafterthebeesandwasstungfivetimes,hesaidmystingsareabitpainfulbutIampleasedthatallworkedoutandIcouldhelp,peopleneedtorealizethatbeesarevaluableandtheyshouldbelookedafter.
Q3.WhatdowelearnaboutTomMoses?
Q4.Whatdoweknowaboutthebeesonthebackofthecar?
【Newsreport3】
AnewspeciesofsnakehasbeendiscoveredonaremoteislandintheBahamas.
Scientistsidentified20oftheonemeter-longsnakesduringtwotripstotheCaribbeanislands.ThesecondtripwasmadeinOctoberlastyear.
Oneofthecreaturesmadeadramaticappearancebymovingontotheheadoftheteamleaderasheslept.
Thesnakehasbeennamedsilverboabecauseitismetalliccoloredandthefirstspecimenfoundwasclimbingasilverpalmtree.
TheteamwasledbyDr.GrahamReynolds,fromHarvardUniversity,thescientistconfirmedthesnakewasapreviouslyunknownspeciesafterconductingageneticanalysisoftissuesamples.
Commentingonthefind,snakeexpertRobertHendersonfromtheMuseumofNaturalHistory,said:
“Worldwidenewspeciesoffrogsarebeingdiscoveredanddescribedquiteregularity.Newspeciesofsnakes,however,aremuchrarer.
Q5.Whatisthenewsreportmainlyabout?
Q6.Whatdowelearnaboutthescientificteamleader?
Q7.Howdidthenewlydiscoveredcreaturegetitsname?
二.对话听力
【Conversation1】
W:
Didyouenjoyyourstaywithus,Mr.Brown?
M:
Yes,verymuch.Ihadawonderfultimehere.NowI'
mgoingtotheairport.Myflightleavesinlessthan2hours.So,couldyoutellme,what'
sthequickestwaytogetthere?
Well,wecancallataxiforyou.Wealsohaveafreeairportshuttleservice.
Thatsoundsgreat,butwilltheshuttlegetmetotheairportintime?
Yes,itshould.Thenextshuttleleavesin15minutes.Andittakessome25minutestogettotheairport.
Fantastic!
I'
lljustwaitinthelobby.Willyoupleaseletmeknowwhenit'
sleaving?
Ofcourse,sir.
NowIwouldliketosettlemymini-barbill.Howmuchisthat?
Let'
ssee.Itcomesto$37.50.Howwouldyouliketopayforit?
llpaywithmycreditcard.Thanks.ButI'
llneedareceipt,soIcanchargeittomycompany.
Absolutely!
Hereyouare,sir.Ifyoulike,Icanleaveyourbagswiththeporter.Andhecanloadthemontotheshuttleforyouwhenitarrives.
Thatwouldbegreat.Thankyou.
Wouldyouliketoleaveacommentonourwebpagewhenyouhavetime?
Sure.Ihadareallygoodstayhere,andI'
dliketorecommendyourhoteltomyfriendsandcolleagues.
That’sverykindofyou.ThankyouagainforstayingatSheratonHotel.
Q8.Whydoesthemanaskaboutthequickestwaytotheairport?
Q9.Howisthemangoingtopayhisbill?
Q10.Whatdidthemanaskthewomantodo?
Q11.Whatfavordoesthewomanaskoftheman?
【Conversation2】
Youknow,Ben’sgivenupmakingthoseterriblefacesheusedtomake.Theotherday,hecamehomefromschoolalmostintears.Histeachersaidifhewentonlikethat,hisfacewouldgetstuckwhenthewindschanged.
Andhebelievedher?
Yeah,he’sonlyalittleboy.Don’tyourememberallthosethingsweusedtobelievewhenwewerelittle
IremembermyauntMaryusedtosayifyouswallowacherrystone,atreewouldgrowoutofyourmouth.AndI’mstillterrifiedtoday,sortofsubconsciously.Youknow,ifIswallowonebymistake…
Yeah,Isupposeyou'
reright.Theonethatusedtogetmewasthatswanscouldbreakyourlegwhentheyblowofthewing.
Theycan,can’tthey
Ialwaysthoughttheycould.
No,theyarenotthatstrong.Butthere’sanotheroneevenmoreterrifying.Thatis,ifyouputapoststamponupsidedown,youwillgotoprison.
No,neverheardofthat.Butmygrandmotherwasaterrorforthatkindofthing.Forexample,shewouldsay,youwillgetaspotonyourtongueifyoutellalie.Ifyoueatstalebread,yourhairwillcurl.Andhere’sonemore.WewentonacampaigntriponceinItaly,andmywifespentthewholetimeworryingaboutbatsgettingintoherhair.Shesaidhergrandmotherreckonedyouhadtoshaveyourheadtogetitout.Mywifewasreallyterrified.
Silly,isn’tit
Butthat’showsomeparentstrytokeeptheirkidsfromdoingthewrongthingorgettingintotrouble.
Q12:
WhatdoesthemansayaboutBen?
Q13:
WhatdidauntMarryusedtodowhenthemanwasachild?
Q14:
Whatdoesthewomanbelieveswanscoulddo?
Q15:
Whatdidthegrandmotheroftheman’swifesay?
三.短文听力
【Passage1】
IfIcouldgobackinhistoryandlivewhenIliked,Iwouldn'
tgobackveryfar.Infact,I'
dliketoreliveaperiodI'
vealreadylived–the1960s.
Iwasinmytwenties,andeverythingwasbeingrenewed.PeoplewouldcomeinoutofaformalandalmostVictorianattitude,andyoureallyfeltanythingwaspossible.Meetingpeoplewasthething,andyouwenttocoffeebarswhereyoumetfriendsandspenttheevening.Thecinema,thetheater,allthatwaseveryexcitingwithnewthingscomingout.Infact,weseemedtobeout,allthetime!
Idon'
treallyrememberworking–ofcourse,Iwasastudent–orsittingaroundathomeverymuch.Thatjustwasn'
twherethescenewas,eveneating!
Itwasthefirsttime,ordinarypeoplestartedgoingouttoeat.Wewerebeginningtobeadventurousaboutfood,butweweremoreinterestedinmeetingpeoplethanineatingordrinking.Anddress,yes,thatwastherevolution.Imean,girlswentaroundinreallyshortskirts,andworeflowersintheirhair.Andmenwereinjeans,andcouldweartheirhairlongtoo.Itwasawonderfulperiod.Itwaslikelivinginanageyoucouldneverhaveimagined,andthatneverhascomeback.Wedidn'
thavemuchmoney,butitdidn'
tmatter.Andtherewasplentyofopportunitytodowhateveryoufeltlikedoing.
Question16–18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard:
16.Whydoesthespeakersayhewouldliketorelivethe1960s?
17.Whatdoesthespeakersaywasthemostpopularthingtodoatthattime?
18.Whatdowelearnaboutthespeaker?
【Passage2】
Dogs,man'
sbestfriends,haveaclearstrategyfordealingwithangryowners—theylookaway.
Newresearchshowsthatdogslimittheireyecontactwithangryhumans.Thescientistssuggestthismaybeanattempttocalmhumansdown.Thisbehaviormayhaveevolvedasdogsgraduallylearnedtheycouldbenefitfromavoidingconflictswithhumans.
Toconductthetests,theUniversityofHelsinkiresearcherstrained31dogstorestinfrontofavideoscreen.Facialphotosofdogsandhumansweredisplayedonthescreenfor1.5seconds.Theyshowedthreatening,pleasantandneutralexpressions.Nearbycamerastrackedthedogs'
eyemovements.
Dogsinthestudylookedmostattheeyesofhumansandotherdogstosensetheiremotions.Whendogslookedatexpressionsofangrydogs,theireyesrestedmoreonthemouth,perhapstointerpretthethreateningexpressions.Andwhenlookingatangryhumans,theytendedtoturnawaytheirgaze.
Dogsmayhavelearnedtodetectthreatsignsfromhumansandrespondbytryingtomakepeace,accordingtoresearcherSanniSomppi.Avoidingconflictsmayhavehelpeddogsdevelopbetterbondswithhumans.
Theresearchersalsonotethatdogsscanfacesasawholetosensehowpeoplearefeeling,insteadoffocusingonagivenfeature.Theysuggestthisindicatesthatdogsaren'
tsensingemotionsfromasinglefeature,butpiecingtogetherinformationfromallfacialfeaturesjustashumansdo.
Q19.Whatdodogsdowhentheyarefacedwithangryhumans?
Q20.Whatdoesadogdowhenitseestheexpressionsofangrydogs?
Q21.Howdoesadogsensepeople'
sfeelings?
【Passage3】
Winterinmanyplacesisverycold.Thereislotsofsnowaround,andthegroundfreezes,whichcanmakelifedifficultforanimals.Peopleincoldplacesliveinwarmhousesandhavelearnedtoadapt.Whatdoanimalsdo
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